After reading Dom's article today on the history of the place, I was wondering if there was a group of (historical, at least) fans that want to make a last jaunt to the Baseball/Steak icon? I don't have a date in mind, but if we can get a decent group on a decent (probably non-weekend) night, it'd b...

Thanks for some new ideas on this thread. My $.02 (and full disclosure) I seem to be a major bagel-nerd. SuperChunk (and any "everything" bagel ) is hard to judge bagel quality. It's like a NY style pizza with loads of toppings - you can't judge a pie that way. For me, if the water bagel (plain bage...

In the past year, two different friends have visited Belgium and had waffles there. Traditional Belgian waffles. And how much better they were than what we get served here. Any local choices for getting something close to the actual deliciousness? https://mydreamcooking.com/belgian-waffle-vs-regular...

You snooze you lose. No wait at Shaanxi. Delicious as usual. Tried a new dish (that our waiter tried talking me out of ordering) XI'AN PAO MO which was fantastic and very different (for me) than anything I've had previously there. Lesson to be learned: stick with the Jew when observing Jewish tradit...

Growing up Jewish in Los Angeles meant there was only one way to spend a Christmas dinner - having Chinese! So, let's get together a share a bracha (blessing) for the season and enjoy the bounty that is Shaanxi Garden in Mesa. Yes, I called and made sure they'd be open! 5pm (unless anyone wants to s...

A new bagel shop just opened in Chandler and thanks to Cristen telling me yesterday I made an early morning run to try them fresh. Decent bagels. A big step up from anything else near me so 🙌 for that. Not quite up to The Bagel Man on exterior texture and a bit doughy (which is common around here). ...

After searching for some relevant info, it occurred to me that most of the post here are at least 4 years old. Many (a huge amount) of the info is now outdated (many places closed). Since we are starting anew, would it not be a bad idea to keep and lock those old topics and start fresh? They'd all b...